Vela
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The facts
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What it does
- Artifact storage
- Artifacts require object storage, and the Kubernetes runtime does not support artifact collection.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Build formats
- Repository base pipelines can use YAML, Go, or Starlark formats.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Build workflow
- Vela’s server manages application resources, receives SCM webhooks to create builds, queues workloads, and stores build state reported by workers.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Cloud authentication
- Vela can issue short-lived ID tokens through OpenID Connect for builds to authenticate with cloud services that support and validate Vela tokens.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- Vela documents deployment strategies for installing and running its server, including Docker.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Vela connects to source control through repository webhooks, and activating a repository requires SCM admin access to add those webhooks.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Local execution
- The Vela CLI can execute a pipeline locally from a terminal, but that execution does not have access to secrets stored in Vela or attached secret stores.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Merge queue limit
- Merge queue functionality is available only for Vela installations using GitHub as the source control management system.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Pipeline execution
- Vela runs pipeline tasks inside ephemeral Docker containers, isolating steps and allowing concurrent tasks on the same machine.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Pipelines
- A steps pipeline runs tasks sequentially, with each step executing commands in a container image.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Pipeline types
- Vela supports sequential steps, parallel stages, and reusable templates, including templates for matrix builds.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Plugins
- Vela pipelines can use Docker container plugins for predefined tasks, and anyone can create a plugin.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Product
- Vela is a pipeline automation (CI/CD) framework built on Linux container technology and written in Go.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Queue integration
- The worker queue uses Redis to manage workloads supplied by the server.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Runtime integration
- The worker runtime can use Docker to create and manage runtime resources.checked 11 Oct 2026
- SCM integration
- The documented SCM driver is GitHub, and repository activation requires admin access to configure webhooks.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Secret plugins
- Secret plugins write secret data to the Vela workspace, and administrators configure an allowlist of available secret plugin images during installation.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Secrets
- Vela supports repository, organization, and shared native secrets, with allowlists available for organization and shared secrets.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Secrets protection
- Vela masks internal secret values in step and service logs, and internal secrets are not enabled for pull request events by default.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security configuration
- The server requires an AES key to encrypt and decrypt values stored in its database.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support and community
- The project directs users to its community resources and invites them to join its Slack community.checked 11 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- CLI platforms
- The Vela CLI installation instructions cover macOS, Linux, and Windows.checked 11 Oct 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Minneapolis, Minnesotachecked 28 Sep 2026
- Maker
- GitHub identifies Vela as Target's official Pipeline Automation Framework and lists its location as Minneapolis, Minnesota.checked 11 Oct 2026
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